Nagaland Government on Saturday announced three brand new districts, namely Tseminyu , Niuland , Chumukedima This comes less than a year after the 12th district of the state—Noklak—was inaugurated.
While the Tseminyu sub-division in Kohima district has been upgraded to a district, Niuland and Chumukedima have been carved out of Dimapur district.
Though there were demands from at least 11 tribes for the creation of new districts, the Cabinet could consider only three of them as some districts are inhabited by only one tribe and those cannot be divided, the deputy chief minister said.
“The Governor of Nagaland is pleased to upgrade Tseminyu subdivision to a full-fledged district with immediate effect. The jurisdiction of the new district shall comprise of the existing Tseminyu subdivision under Kohima district, Nagaland,” read a notification issued by the Nagaland government.
On the Cabinet agreeing in principle to grant the status of a district to Shamator under Tuensang district, the deputy chief minister said “unless there is a proper demarcation of the boundary between the tribes Yimkhiung, Tikhir, and Sema in the area, we cannot make Shamator a full-fledged district.”
Taking to Twitter, PHE Minister N Jacob Zhimoni said he is Delighted to share that Niuland and Chumukedima under my assembly constituency has been created as a new districts today by the state cabinet. Thankful and grateful to HCM @Neiphiu_Rio ji.The best Christmas gift ever!
Tseminyu became the 13th, Niluland 14th, and Chumukedima the 15th district of Nagaland.
